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In this brief, we analyze the rapidly changing high school landscape in Saint Louis between 2011-2023.

Enrollment, Saint LouisSLU PRiMEJanuary 17, 2024School of Education at Saint Louis UniversityComment

Elementary Age Population Decline, School Closures, and Access to Public Elementary School Options in St. Louis City

UPDATED: In this brief, we examine the relationship between changes in the elementary age population in St. Louis City, school closures, school choice, and access to public elementary school options across the city.

School Choice, Saint LouisSLU PRiMENovember 30, 2022School of Education at Saint Louis UniversityAmy Shelton, Meg GortonComment

Enrollment Changes in St. Louis' Catholic Schools

UPDATED: This brief examines changes to enrollment in schools under the Archdiocese of St. Louis, describing research on enrollment changes over the last ten years from the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) and using data from the Private School Universe Survey (PSS) from the U.S. Department of Education over the last 20 years. We describe trends in St. Louis and other major archdioceses and conclude with highlights of the current strategic planning processes for the Archdiocese of St. Louis and other large archdioceses

The Road Back: St. Louis Public School Governance

In this policy brief, we take a look back at SLPS’s history moving into and back out of state oversight, how the district’s performance changed over this time period, how the approach in SLPS differs from other state takeovers, and how stability in district leadership provided a path forward for SLPS to return to its locally elected school board.

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